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us.ihmc.scs

Runtime configuration for IHMC's Simulation Construction Set.

https://github.com/ihmcrobotics/simulation-construction-set

Version 0.3 (latest)

Created 13 December 2018.

Property initialization for IHMC's Simulation Construction Set.
Other versions 

Build script snippet for plugins DSL for Gradle 2.1 and later:

plugins {
  id "us.ihmc.scs" version "0.3"
}

Build script snippet for use in older Gradle versions or where dynamic configuration is required:

buildscript {
  repositories {
    maven {
      url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/"
    }
  }
  dependencies {
    classpath "us.ihmc:scs:0.3"
  }
}

apply plugin: "us.ihmc.scs"

Build script snippet for plugins DSL for Gradle 2.1 and later:

plugins {
  id("us.ihmc.scs") version "0.3"
}

Build script snippet for use in older Gradle versions or where dynamic configuration is required:

buildscript {
  repositories {
    maven {
      url = uri("https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/")
    }
  }
  dependencies {
    classpath("us.ihmc:scs:0.3")
  }
}

apply(plugin = "us.ihmc.scs")

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